FFRF Accepts Defeat in Clergy Housing Battle

The group that led the effort to eliminate the clergy housing allowance has announced it will not appeal a decision by the U.S. Seventh Circuit Court of Appeals. In March, the court likened the ministers’ housing exclusion to similar benefits in the tax code for work-related housing, finding the provision permissible under the First Amendment and well-established legal precedent. You’ll find more in this article from the Evangelical Council for Financial Accountability (ECFA).